I hate Hobart, you only have the 5 or 7 settings that they give you. With a Miller you can adjust it any where beween the rated amps. Yeah I know it's seems like a small thing but some times 4 is to cold and 5 is to hot. Also, the Hobart's have plastic drive assy, the Miller's are cast Al. You do get what you pay for.

I hate Hobart, you only have the 5 or 7 settings that they give you. With a Miller you can adjust it any where beween the rated amps. Yeah I know it's seems like a small thing but some times 4 is to cold and 5 is to hot. Also, the Hobart's have plastic drive assy, the Miller's are cast Al. You do get what you pay for.

Adjust with welding style and wire speed,

What more do you need in a drive assy for a non commercial machine? I won't spend the extra $300 for all cast assy. But I'm a cheap bastad.

get the 187 if you can swing it, the bigger the better when it comes to welding machines. I wouldn't be afraid to weld suspension components with the 187 (with proper preperation of course) i wouldn't even think of it with the 140.

get the 187 if you can swing it, the bigger the better when it comes to welding machines. I wouldn't be afraid to weld suspension components with the 187 (with proper preperation of course) i wouldn't even think of it with the 140.

I've welded plenty of most everything with my 140, and never had any issues...to each thier own...sure, I'll gouge it out and run multiple passes, etc., but it still gets the job done...

I actually like my Hobart more then the Millers I have at work...of course, the Hobart is only used by me, and not by everyone that walks in the shop, whether they know what they are doing or not...

i have a hobart 175 (modern day 187) its a good for basic mig welder and around the shop. now that im use to machines where i can dial the wfs in to the single digit and the amps into the single digit its not the same. but i hobart has served me well and still is.

I have a Miller 250x and love it. I have used Millers for a long time and never had a problem with them Even when I worked at a production fab shop we never had issues with the Millers. I think for small hobby stuff a hobart would be fine. even though Miller makes them I would still get a Miller. Just my 2cents......If you are tight on money I think the hobart will get you the most for the price range.